cabbagyadj.
/ˈkabᵻdʒi/, U.S. /ˈkæbɪdʒi/ Resembling, relating to, or having the characteristics of a cabbage.
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the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular vegetables > [adjective] > of or like cabbage, broccoli, etc.
cabbaged1577
loafed1578
cabbagy1705
white-heart1718
pe-tsai1788
broccoli-like1873
the mind > emotion > suffering > feeling of weariness or tedium > [adjective] > wearisome or tedious
dreicha1300
alangec1330
joylessa1400
tedious1412
wearifulc1454
weary1465
laboriousa1475
tiresome?a1513
irksome1513
wearisome1530
woodena1566
irkful1570
flat1573
leaden1593
barren1600
soaked1600
unlively1608
dulla1616
irking1629
drearisome1633
drear1645
plumbous1651
fatigable1656
dreary1667
uncurious1685
unenlivened1692
blank1726
disinteresting1737
stupid1748
stagnant1749
trist?1756
vegetable1757
borish1766
uninteresting1769
unenlivening1774
oorie1787
wearying1796
subjectless1803
yawny1805
wearing1811
stuffy1813
sloomy1820
tediousome1823
arid1827
lacklustrous1834
boring1839
featureless1839
slow1840
sodden1853
ennuying1858
dusty1860
cabbagy1861
old1864
mouldy1876
yawnful1878
drab1880
dehydrated1884
interestless1886
jay1889
boresome1895
stodgy1895
stuffy1895
yawnsome1900
sludgy1901
draggy1922
blah1937
nowhere1940
drack1945
stupefactive1970
schleppy1978
wack1986
1705 tr. W. Bosman New Descr. Coast of Guinea xvi. 289 At the top grows a Fruit,..called Palm-Cabbage, because it hath a sort of Cabbagy taste.
1861 G. Du Maurier Let. Aug. (1951) 60 I got your jolly letter this morning and it imparted quite a delicious flavour to a very cabbagey German citizen.
1883 G. Bloomfield Reminisc. I. iii. 65 The very cabbagy green of summer.
1918 A. Rothery Cape Cod xv. 207 There are two acres of roses here: teas, ramblers, climbers, trailers; tiny little yellow buds; great cabbagy pink ones.
1957 C. MacInnes City of Spades ii. iii. 123 Muriel was cooking something cabbagey.
2001 J. Franzen Corrections 398 She..reduced and darkened the kraut gravy to bring out its nutty, earthy, cabbagy, porky flavor.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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